Do the risks of MRI outweigh the benefits? Even though MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) is considered the “safe modality” of imaging‚ the number of adverse events has only increased in clinical settings across the past decade. MRI is considered the safest imaging modality because it can produce the most information from a patient while not delivering any ionizing radiation‚ unlike x-rays‚ fluoroscopy‚ etc. New safety screening technologies and safety practices have much promise in reducing these
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Although vaccination has proved to be an effective measure in preventing disease‚ controversies remain over whether the risks of side effects of vaccinations outweigh the risk of contracting the disease. Vaccination is the process when pathogenic cells are injected into the cells of a healthy person so that the body develops immunity through antibodies to that virus or bacterium. The U.S Center for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that children get 16 vaccines including Diphtheria‚ hepatitis
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Socioeconomically disadvantaged people are a population who lack sufficient income to obtain adequate health‚ food‚ housing and clothing that the rest of society can afford‚ find it difficult to ensure an adequate standard of living or are often unemployed and rely on social security and services. Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islanders (ATSI) fall into this category and make up a large amount of the people who are socioeconomically disadvantaged. A study by the ‘United Nations Draft Declaration
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“Britain Won’t ‘Hesitate’ on Drone Strikes in Syria” Stephen Castle explained why Britain used drones to attack Syria. Britain recently used drones in a military attack against Syria‚ many feel as if the drones could be used as a potential threat for a military advantage. Soon after the strikes Michael Fallon said‚ “We wouldn’t hesitate to do it again if we know there is an armed attack that is likely” (para. 4‚ 2015). The Drones that Britain had used were for in a strike that killed potential terrorists
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while still young in age has grown rapidly‚ spreading to countries world wide and connecting 50 million users. With its popularity‚ it is incumbent upon our society to recognize how the Internet works and to be aware of its advantages as well as disadvantages. While seemingly high tech the Internet concept is rather simple. Computers speak to one another and send information. This is accomplished by sending and receiving electronic impulse‚ and then decoding them into a message. In order to communicate
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Floods are the most frequent type of disaster worldwide. They can strike anywhere at anytime. Although floods can be predicted‚ they often cause massive damage and destruction of property. The typical effects of a flood are broken down into three sections. The Primary Effects are physical damage and casualties. The Secondary Effects include damaged water supplies‚ diseases‚ crops and food disruption‚ and The Tertiary Effect better known as the long-term effects are economic effects. The Primary
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When will the big one hit? Or has it hit already? In watching the Nova Special: Meteor Strike and the movie Armageddon we will look for fact or fiction. Did the movie get it right or was it just “bad” science. In Meteor Strike we follow Astrophysicist Peter Brown after a meteor strikes Chelyabinsk‚ Russia on February 15‚ 2013. We will see how Dr. Brown researches the explosion of a fireball over Russia‚ analyzes all the video footage‚ photos and evidence and comes to his conclusion of his initial
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Many people fear the Internet because of its disadvantages. They claim to not use the Internet because they are afraid of the possible consequences or are simply not interested. People who have yet connected to the Internet claim they are not missing anything. Today’s technological society must realize that it is up to them to protect themselves on the Internet. Children using the Internet have become a big concern. Most parents do not realize the dangers involved when their children connect
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external. Internal economies occur within a plant or firm‚ and external economies are the consequence of the growth of the entire industry or region. Economies of scale are therefore the advantages of a growth. However‚ we must also consider the disadvantages of a growth (either internal or external)‚ which are known as diseconomies of scale‚ in order to determine whether small firms derive benefit too. The statement claims that it is only large firms that benefit from economies of scale‚ but before
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The Boston Police Strike In 1919‚ there was a general agreement that the Boston policemen had a great deal to complain about. They disliked their hours‚ working conditions and most importantly‚ their salary. After getting a raise in 1913‚ the policemen had asked for another raise in 1917 to compensate for the high wartime inflation. By the time the officers had finally received that raise‚ the buying power of that extra money had gone down so low that the policemen were still having problems making
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